On July 4th, two of Los Angeles’ best chefs fire up the grill and the sparklers for a kebab party at their new Laurel Canyon house.

$25,000 Wine Week: A Tale of Excess Writer Alan Richman discovers remarkable selections of wineand witnesses staggering displays of egowhen he joins a small group of connoisseurs on a weeklong, break-the-bank tour of France's most exalted restaurants.